The Sowetan Headlines Today

Trump says military execution will not be livestreamed

Taxi association opens depot to protect drivers from rising petrol prices

Pope Leo recovering as planned after lung cancer surgery, doctors say

EXPLAINER | Why govt wants schools to set rules for teachers’ digital contact with pupils

SPOTLIGHT | Street fighting and a whale tale on big screens, African filmmaking talent and dramatic ballet

Italy has no car plants available for Chinese buyers, says minister

Vlamo Restaurant accused Lawrence Mudzinganyama’s case postponed to October 30

Lerena raises her game as husband ‘Two Guns’ hunts third world title

Two ships ablaze off Romania’s Black Sea coast — drone attacks blamed

Limpopo man raped child while out on bail for another rape

Magistrate rebukes Sibiya’s lawyer over ‘bad’ Woolworths example

Katlehong shooting: Girl, 11, leaves hospital with bullet lodged in her back

Teacher with ‘racial fetishes’ fired for wanting relationship with special needs pupil

Israeli firm used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers say

Venezuela’s Maduro due in court over new US torture charge

BETWEEN MEETINGS | Fulu Modibedi on the reality of marriage after babies

Africa’s economic resilience masks rising inflation threat, IMF warns

Mbalula questions DA’s role in GNU after ConCourt clash

State warns Sibiya’s release could jeopardise trial, alleges witness intimidation

WATCH | Pirates target Champions League group stages

New Lexus ES arrives in SA with hybrid and electric power

AKA murder trial adjourned over ‘unbearable’ heat at Durban court

No arrest warrants for Jacinta or her husband: police and NPA

‘We fancy our chances this season’, says AmaZulu’s Zwane

Bollywood actor Imran Khan told to leave India ‘after joining protest’

READER LETTER | Neighbourhood clean-up needed

READER LETTER | ANC and DA: work together for Joburg

WATCH LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

Powerhouse boxing manager guns for many more titles

Chiefs have egg on their face over Faiz Abrahams error

Fannie Nkosi court case postponed to November 5 for NPA decision

Cosatu to back both ANC and SACP in elections

RECORDED | Shadrack Sibiya bail application continues

Pakistan school roof collapse kills 27 students, one teacher

BREAKING | ConCourt rules in favour of ANC in candidate list case against IEC

Guyanese opposition leader arrested after gunfire outside top cop’s home

Lufthansa jets told to carry extra fuel into Frankfurt: report

Suspect in mass shooting plot had white supremacy manifesto, says cops

BUSI KHESWA | Fighting human trafficking starts with awareness

Honda CR-V e:HEV hybrid launched in SA priced at R949,900

H&M unveils its new designer collaboration with Elie Saab

BMA official arrested with 22 stamped Lesotho passports

Heatwave, thunderstorms expected in parts of South Africa

EU leaders to tackle Chinese exports, energy prices, budget at summit

The AM Check-in | Katlehong shooting: Dad recounts son’s final moments after being shot

Trucks line up as long-delayed China-North Korea bridge opens

Eight US states sue OpenAI, claim ChatGPT harms young users

Trump says advanced defence test range to be located in Montana

SOWETAN | SA must innovate to end hunger

Five runway trends for outdoor festival season

Women use their social grants to feed 150 kids twice a week

Soweto derby tickets sell out in a day; Chiefs, Pirates learn Knockout opponents

WATCH | Katlehong shooting: Dad recounts son’s final moments after being shot

Buildings ablaze in Albanian capital as violent student protests erupt

Five things you need to know from McKenzie’s briefing on VAR rollout

Son arrested after selling mom’s R6k weaves for R700

Kenya reports second Ebola case

McKenzie optimistic SA will get rights to host F1 in 2028/29

Colombia restores ties with Israel, embassy opens in Jerusalem

Sibiya’s lawyer offers R20,000 bail, accuses state of ‘abuse of power’

Churchgoing eyewitnesses relive AKA and Tibz shooting

Sassa shifts grant dates: check when you’ll be paid

Russia cracks down on AI bears as real attacks spread fear

REVIEW | 2026 Nissan X-Trail puts quality over frills

Imran Khan’s woes compound as Pakistan suspends his provincial government

Rabie Ridge pensioner spends R2000 grant to keep lights on

WATCH | Katlehong shooting: Child going to shop caught in the mayhem

Sections of Johannesburg inner city still in the dark almost 2 weeks

EXPLAINER | How murdered runner case exposes risks of buying secondhand goods

Zimbabwe plans $500m cash and grain reserve to offset El Niño

Netanyahu says he is not seeking to attack Iran again before Israel election

Sibiya’s defence says prolonged detention draining finances, hampering preparation of bail case

Lawyers at Nord Stream trial argue bombing may not have been a crime

Four in five Rabie Ridge prepaid customers not buying electricity — City Power

Fulu Modibedi on the reality of marriage after babies

Nicaraguan families beg for answers as dissenters vanish into state custody

Google Deepmind’s Hassabis calls AI hacks ‘early warning shots’

Concerns persist over X’s handling of illegal content: UK media regulator

WATCH LIVE | Sport minister Gayton McKenzie briefs Safa on VAR

SPECIAL REPORT | Nine ways the Trump administration could interfere with the US midterms

VW CEO warns Europe’s mass market carmakers face ‘enormous pressure’

BREAKING | Mike Shingange elected Cosatu president

Mike Shingange elected Cosatu president

KYLE BENTLEY AND SUSAN TARWA | How a landmark judgment is reshaping parental leave

WATCH LIVE | IEC media briefing on special vote applications

Defender Martinez slams Man Utd hierarchy after Atletico defeat

Chiefs assistant coach defends six-defender XI in Stellies draw

Yemen fighting overwhelms hospitals, cuts aid to 800,000 people: relief agencies

BETWEEN MEETINGS | SA rapper Phonixthecool going places under Snoop Dogg’s wing

WATCH LIVE | Deputy President Paul Mashatile addresses Fedusa congress

Gauteng government pays tribute to suspended late traffic police chief Samuel Mashaba

10-year jail term for man who raped his granny while on bail for raping mom

UK prosecutors call Russell Brand ‘ruthless sexual predator’ at trial